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Greenbayschoolcrazyhatday 110109162116-phpapp02

Example of student learning related to safe school travel. Crazy Hat Day was written by Room 22 at Green Bay Primary School in Auckland . The story was submitted to the 2010 Feet First Picture Book Competition at www.feetfirst.govt.nz

Greenbayschoolcrazyhatday 110109162116-phpapp02

2.
Ellie, Ah Liang and Moana were excited about the
Crazy Hat Day they were having at their school on
hdonday.
Ellie found a big ﬂoppy straw hat with dried ﬂowers
and ribbons on it. It was so big it ﬂopped over her
eyes.

3.
Moana found a very, very tall hat with red and white
stripes, like the Cat and the Hat. It was so big it kept
toppling off her head.

4.
Ah Liang made his own hat out of a cardboard box.
He painted it bright blue and covered it with stickers
and buttons.
Unfortunately, he made it so big it fell down and
covered his whole face.

5.
Ellie suggested, “Let’s ride our bikes to school with
our crazy hats on”.
“What a great idea! ” agreed Ah Liang and Moana.
“Maybe we should have a practice run with our hats
on, ” said Moana.
So they went to the local park with their crazy hats
and their bikes, as excited as exploding ﬁreworks.

6.
Ellie went ﬁrst. As she peddled off, her hat ﬂopped
down over her eyes. She couldn’t see where she was
going and she crashed into a blackberry bush.
“OUCH! ” cried Ellie.

7.
Moana went next. Her hat toppled off her head. She
went to grab it, lost her balance and landed on her
bottom in the mud.
“AARGH! ” cried Moana.

8.
Ah Liang took off on his bike and his hat fell down
over his whole face and he crashed into a ditch.
“YIKES! ” cried Ah Liang.

9.
“That didn’t work very well at all, ” said Ah Liang.
“Do you know what was wrong? ” Ellie asked.
“I do, ” said Moana. “You’re not supposed to ride a
bike without a helmet and you can’t ride a bike if you
can’t see where you’re going or you can’t see if there
is any trafﬁc before you cross the road”.
“Maybe, ” said Ah Liang, “we could ride our scooters
instead. ”
“Great idea! ” said Moana. ‘;
So off they went to fetch their
scooters, as fast as pouring paint. '
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10.
This time they all started off together.
Ellie’s hat ﬂopped down over her eyes and she
couldn’t see where she was going.
Moana’s hat toppled off her head and as she grabbed
it she lost her balance.
Ah Liang’s hat fell down over his whole face and he
couldn’t see where he was going.
They all crashed into each other, like battling
dinosaurs.
“OOF! ” they all cried.

11.
“Well that didn’t work very well at all, ” said Ellie.
“Do you know what was wrong? ” Moana asked.
Ah Liang replied, “Yes, with our hats falling over our
eyes and off our heads we can’t see where we are
going”.
Moana added. “We also can’t see the trafﬁc and if
it’s safe to cross the road and I think you should wear
a helmet, even on a scooter”.
“Maybe we should ride our skate boards and then our
hands will be free to hold our
hats, ” Ellie suggested.
So off they went to fetch their
skate boards, as happy as
children at Christmas. ;a«.

12.
BUT! They did need their hands to balance.
Ellie’s hat ﬂopped over her eyes and she couldn’t see
where she was going.
Moana’s hat toppled off her head and she lost her
balance trying to grab it.
Ah Liang’s hat fell down over his whole face and he
couldn’t see where he was going.
They all fell off their skate A’ M
boards and landed on their
bottoms as hard as meteors
bashing into buildings. & {I
“OOF! ” they all cried.
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13.
“Well that didn’t work out very well at all, ” said
Moana.
“Do you know what was wrong? ” Ah Liang asked.
“Yes, ” Ellie said. “We still couldn’t see where we
were going and we still would not be able to see if
there was any traffic before we crossed the road”. Ah
Liang added, “And I think we should still wear our
helmets, even on our skate boards”.
What a dilemma!

14.
The three children decided to ask their parents what
they should do.
“You’re right, you should wear a helmet on a bike,
on a scooter and on a skate board, ” their parents
agreed.
“Why don’t you walk to school? ” their parents
suggested.
“You don’t need a helmet, you can hold your hats on
your head so you can see where your going, you will
also be able to see if there is any traffic before you
cross the road, and it’s really good exercise”.

15.
So on Crazy Hat Day, Ellie, Moana and Ah Liang
walked to school with their crazy hats on. They were
able to hold their hats with one hand and see where
they were going and cross the road safely.
Another thing: they were able to see all the people
waving and grinning, like smiley face balloons, at
their wonderful crazy hats!